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CLA201 H1S – GREEK UNIT 7
G- (gamma) & H (aspirate) pp 166-171
gignōskein = to learn, gnōnai = to know
gnōsis = knowledge
gnōmōn (ΓNΩMΩN) = interpreter, pointer
e.g. prognosis, diagnosis, gnomon, Gnostic
gonē (ΓONH) = offspring, generation, seed
cf. gen-, e.g. gonad, gonorrhoea
gōnia = corner or angle, e.g. polygon, pentagon
gony/gonatos = knee (L genu), e.g. gonitis
graphein = to inscribe, write, gramma/grammatos
= something written or drawn
e.g. gram, graph, grammatical
gymnos/ē/on = naked, e.g. gymnasium, gymnast
gynē (ΓϒNH)/gynaikos = woman, e.g. gynecology, androgynous
gyros = circle, e.g. gyrate, gyroscope
haima/haimatos = blood, e.g. anemia, hematoma,
hyperglycemia, ischemia, hematology
hairein = to take, e.g. dieresis, catheresis
hals/halos = salt (cf. L sal) e.g. halogen, haloid
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